The director-general of MPI has praised the dairy industry saying its performance in the past year has been tremendous.

Revenue from primary exports is predicted to reach a record high of $49.6 billion in the next 12 months - all being equal.

A Government directive for farmers to pay new overseas workers higher rates has been slammed.

OPINION: Farmers are being herded into a very dangerous crush.

OPINION: A mate of this old mutt's almost choked on his dog tucker when he came across the musings of former NZ First MP and newly elected Otago Feds chair Mark Patterson.

OPINION: Your old mate reckons Fonterra and its dairy farmer shareholders may well be all cock-a-hoop about the prospects of a near $8 payout this year and one north of $8 next year.

Dairy Global dairy spot markets, for the most part, have been stuck in neutral through May.

Farmer Co-operative LIC is offloading its automation business that it has struggled to make a money earner.

Farmers around the country will vote soon on whether or not Beef+Lamb NZ will retain its right to continue to levy them and fund its operations.

A top climate change policy advisor to the Irish government says Ireland and New Zealand should become close allies to combat the negative narrative against the dairy industry. Peter Burke reports.